The Edison Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization that champions the advancement of electricity as a cornerstone of progress and innovation, empowering families, businesses, and industries worldwide. The Foundation aims to be a lead source of information for educating stakeholders on the value of electricity and how electric companies are continuously innovating to improve energy grid reliability and resilience and meet customers’ needs. The foundation takes an active role in educating lawmakers, policymakers and the public regarding the activities underway in the electric power sector to provide affordable, clean and reliable energy to customers.
The Foundation educates diverse audiences through strategic partnerships, targeted research and educational events, including site visits to innovative EEI member infrastructure projects, as well as through a variety of thought leadership and earned media opportunities that reinforce the benefits of the energy grid.
Through its programming, the Foundation provides knowledge, insight, and leadership on the status of current and next-generation clean and affordable energy technologies and innovative customer-focused solutions, the industry’s efforts to develop and deploy them, and the important role government support plays in that process.
